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Description: | Cast copper alloy trade weight from a stacking set, circular in plan with angled sides and a wide raised rim on the top. The recessed area within this raised border has a central incised circle surrounding a crown over the letters TRURO, which is a provincial mark that has been stamped over an earlier stamp, at about 9 o'clock, of a ewer, used in London until 1826 (Bailey, 2000, 42). Below the central stamp, at about 6 o'clock, is a square shield on its side with the sword of St Paul in the top left quarter. This was introduced in 1826 when new 'Imperial Standards' came into force (Bailey, 2000, 43). To the right of the central stamp, at about 2 o'clock, is a crowned 'W' which represents King William IV (1830-1837).The weight weighs 11.6 grams which equates to a little less than half an ounce, which it would have been had it still been complete. Bailey (2000) illustrates a similar brass trade weight for half an ounce that is the same diameter on page 44, No.46.
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